Guano-distributer.



H. R. A.' KING.

GUANO DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1a, 1913.

1 ,077,838, Patented N0v;4,1913.

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sesame was fiare ter NW: 4 191 Application filed July 18 1913. Serial No.:7. 79,8( 10. 1

reference being had to the accompal iyingv drawings and to the letters a1 1''egt1res of reference marked thereon, wh chfform a part of tlns specification.

This invention relates to new and-usefulimprovements 111 guano .dis-tributers Tand Mtween the collars O and R and has a rod T comprises a simple and efficient device .of

this nature having various details of con-- struction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate .my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the beam of the apparatus having handles B with an axle C upon which the wheel D is mounted. Said axle has a sprocket wheel E fixed thereto and which rotates with the wheel. A rotatable guano distributer F is mounted upon said beam and hasa gear wheel K fixed to its lower end and an exit opening K in its bottom. A horizontally disposed strip H is mounted within said guano distributer and is adapted to break up the guano as the receptacle rotates. Said gear K is adapted to mesh with a beveled gear N which is fixed to a hollow shaft 0 splined to a shaft 0' and which latter has fixed thereto a sprocket wheel 0 with a collar 0 fixed thereto.

Fixed cultivator beams G are fastened to the rear end of the beam and a pivotal beam G, having a foot push member G fixed thereto and raised and lowered through the medium of a rod G2 which is pivoted to a hand lever G upon one of the handles, said beam Gr having a bracket member Q is fastened to the under surface of the beam and has a furrow forming nection with the gear wheel K.

shovel Q fixed thereto and ascraper Q? is fastened-to a prdjecting armof said bracket member. A casterwheel J is mounted upon a pivotal bard which in turn is journaled upon the pin J and a pawlJ is adapted to engagethe teeth of the segment member J, saidpawl being ope'rated throlligh the medium of 'tlie'rod J pivotally c onne'cted-to a lever J upon the handle;

A collar 1? is fastened to the hollow shaft '0 and between wlliichcol-lar and a collar R,

which is fastened to the'sha-ft O, a ooil ed spring L bearsl jwhichnormally holds'lthe shaft"O' in such a position that the beveled gear-N will be out of mesh with the beveled gear .wheel K.

A wedgesshaped member *1 is mounted beprojecting therefrom which is fastened to one end of the lever T which latter is pivotallv mounted upon one of the beams and affords means whereby the gear wheel N may be throwninto or out of operative conward and, as the same impinges against the collar R, the shaft 0 will be moved longitudinallv and the gear wheel N intermesh with the wheel K, thus causing the hopper to rotate.

Through the medium of the lever J, the caster wheel may be adjusted to be positioned at different locations while the beam G mav be actuated through the medium of the lever G to adjust said beam. A supporting member W is fixed to the beaInA and serves as a means for supporting the guano distributor when not in use and at rest.

What I claim to be new is 1. A guano distributer comprising a beam, an axle journaled therein, a wheel fixed to the axle, a rotatable guano receptacle upon the beam, a gear wheel fixed to said receptacle, horizontally disposed splined shafts, telescoping one within the other, a gear wheel fixed to one of said splined shafts and adapted to intermesh with the gear wheel upon said receptacle, driving connections between the axle and splined shafts, and means for moving longitudinallv one of said splined shafts to throw the gear Wheel thereon in mesh with the wheel upon said receptacle, as set forth.

2. A guano distributor comprising a beam, an axle journaled therein, a wheel fixed to the axle, a rotatable guano receptacle upon the beam, a gear wheel fixed to said receptacle, horizontally disposed splined shafts,

telescoping one within the other, a -,;;ear wheel fixed to one of said splined shafts and adapted to intermesh with the gear wheel upon said receptacle, driving connections between the axle and splined shafts, a Wedge-shaped member adapted to actuate one of said splined shafts longitudinally to throw the gear wheel thereon in mesh with the gear wheel upon the receptacle, and a spring for returning the Wedgeactuated shaft to its normal position, as set forth.

3. A guano distributer comprising a'beam, an axle and a wheel rotating therewith, a

guano receptacle upon the beam, a shaft newness journaled in said receptacle, a gear wheel upon said shaft, a hollow and a solid shaft telescoping each other and having splined connections, a sprocket wheel fixed to said solid shaft, connections between the same and axle for driving said sprocket wheel, a collar loosely mounted upon said solid shaft, a collar fixed to the hollow shaft, a spring interposed between said collars, a gear wheel fixed to the hollow shaft and adapted to mesh with the gear wheel upon the shaft on the receptacle, a wedge-shaped member movable intermediate said movable shaft and sprocket wheel, and a rod connect- .ed to said wedge-shaped member, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HIRAM R. A. KING.

Vitnesses:

J. Mao KING, J. S. AGKER,

Copies of this patent may be obtainedior five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. G. 

